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Lancet Commission Warns AI Misuse and Nuclear War Could Threaten Humanity by 2100
A new Lancet commission led by a University of Washington expert says malicious AI and nuclear conflict carry extinction risks this century.
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A Satellite Built for Oceans Can Now Watch the World’s Irrigation Canals, University of Washington Team Finds
A NASA satellite designed to measure oceans and large lakes can also track water moving through irrigation canals, a University of Washington study has…
Politics
Wisconsin’s Governor Race Turns Into a Referendum on Act 10
Wisconsin's race for governor has become, in large part, a referendum on Act 10, the 2011 law that curtailed collective bargaining for most public…
Business
Wyoming Voters Will Decide Whether to Halve Property Taxes, and Towns Are Counting the Cost
Wyoming voters will decide this year on Proposition 1, a citizen-led ballot initiative that would cut homeowner property taxes roughly in half, and the…
Technology
Maryland Publishes Its First Business AI Benchmark and Signs Data Center Guardrails
Maryland has released its first statewide benchmark of how businesses are adopting artificial intelligence, at an innovation summit where Governor Wes Moore also signed…
Sports
Austin Peay Builds a Fortera Stadium Weekend Around a Top-10 Showdown
Austin Peay State University has built a full Homecoming-week programme around Saturday's top-10 matchup with Tarleton State at Fortera Stadium, following the Governors' 42-17…
Entertainment
Hawaii Moves to Raise Film Incentives to 32 Percent on the Neighbor Islands
Hawaii's legislature has passed Senate Bill 2580, a modernisation of the state's film incentive programme that would raise credits to 27 percent on Oahu…
Health
Sixteen States Take the Childhood Vaccine Schedule to Court, and School Nurses Will Live With the Answer
The sixteen-state lawsuit over the federal childhood vaccination schedule, announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James on October 9, will be argued by…
Science
NASA-Selected Team Will Test Whether Radar Can Find Caves on the Moon
A team including Boise State University researchers has been selected for a NASA programme to explore whether ground-penetrating radar can detect caves beneath the…
